Parc Universal Packet. The fundamental unit of transfer in the system developed by Xerox. Similar to an IP datagram. See XNS.
The PUP is Northern Ireland's Progressive Unionist Party, a fringe unionist party with links to the loyalist paramilitary organisation the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). They were a participant in the talks which led up to the Good Friday Agreement.
Pup (?), n. [See Puppy.] Zool. (a)
A young dog; a puppy.
a young seal.
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Pup, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pupped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pupping.]
To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species.
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